Intro: E5 A5 E5 B5 (since the CD fades in this is what I play for the intro) E5 A5 Seven years old in my radio flyer E5 B5 E5 Red cape tied around my neck, top of Thompson's hill A5 E5 B5 E5 Billy said I was a liar and now I'm scared half to death E5 A5 Becky said Billy was dumb I shouldn't listen to him E5 B5 But I had something to prove E5 A5 Ain't nobody gonna call me a chicken E5 B5 E5 Gotta do what you gotta do C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Defy space and gravity C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Billy just you wait and see E5 A5 I was just a kid barely 18 years E5 B5 E5 And I couldn't wait to graduate, confident and cocky A5 E5 B5 E5 And man it really got me when I heard my daddy say E5 A5 You oughtta get some knowledge, you gotta go to college E5 B5 Gotta make something of your life E5 A5 But I had to do it my way so I headed for the highway E5 B5 E5 And I followed those little white lines C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Defy space and gravity C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Making my own destiny B5 A5 Well I crashed and I burned but I don't regret it E5 B5 You only fail if you don't try C#5 B5 I'm gonna brush off the ashes and just forget it F#5 G#5 A5 B5 E5 I ain't perfect yet but you can bet someday I'm gonna get my wings and fly Interlude: E5 A5 E5 B5 (hey hey) E5 A5 E5 B5 E5 C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Defy space and gravity C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Hey you just go to believe C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Making my own destiny C#5 A5 B5 E5 I'm gonna fly - - - - A5 B5 E5 Yeah you just got to believe Outro: C#5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 E5
